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A hospital pharmacist prepares an IV solution by dissolving 5 g of glucose and 0.9 g of NaCl in 100 mL of water. Assume that NaCl completely dissociates and that the molar masses are:
Glucose = 180 g/mol
NaCl = 58.5 g/mol
Based on this, which of the following best describes the osmolarity of the solution and its tonicity relative to blood plasma (which has an osmolarity of ~300 mOsm/L)?
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